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VOL. Vill.
LIN COLSTON, N. 0.,- FRIDAY, NOV. 23, 1894.
NO. 31.-
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child'. xuedJoiue.
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Castoria dues not contain i&orpliliiejlraa, or other narootlo property.
CatorlaassLoiilatea the food, regulates the stomach and bowels,
V jUinjjalyadjaanral bleep.
Castoria is pnt np in. one-size bottles only. It is not sold in balk.
Don'jjtHowany ono to sell yon anything else on the plea or promise
that it tsJnst as good " and will answer every purpose."
: See that yon get C-A-S-T-O-R-I-A.
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' " class goods oi njouey
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my chmn buy, mm
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Best" Vny flannels 20 cents op, Tae largest stoak ot all kinds dress
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XV 11 Y nOOTII lilLLEl)
It Uj to A veil ire the Death of
n Friend Tlie President Tint
AKsnssliinled Itecansc '1 be
Soutli Had Lost its Fight
fbr. Observer.
From time to time there have
beei. hints that there was a motive
for John Wilkes Booth's assassina
tion of President Lincoln, and that
the motive was revenge. A
strange story ,"now told for the first
time, shows that these surmises
were well founded, and that
Booth's horrid crime was not simp-
V the work of a madman, but was
committed because of the execu
tion, under military law, of his
friend, Capt. Beall, of the Confed
erate army.
The story is secured from Dr.
George A. Foote, of Warreuton, N.
C. a wall kuown physician, who
was in the Confederate services as
a surgetm, and who was for a long 1
time a pr eoner at Fort Colubus,
New lork harbor. Here is the
narrative iust as uiven by Dr.
Foote, who wras interviewed hen; :
Capt, Beall was a noted Confed
erate olncer, and was so quick and
so secret in his movements, that he
was a terror to the Federal com
manders -in and near New York.
He figured in the lainous St. Al-
ban's raids in 16t)o-'U4, and his ex
ploits at that time gave his name a
sort of romantic sound in the
South, while he caused consterna
tton among the enemy by his d&r-
uig. .tsut ne was caugtir at last
after his hold and active work had
drawn away from Gen. Grant's
Army of the Potomac 20,000 men
to quell the border troubles which
Beall and his followers had caus
ed.
Beall was tried by court martial
in prison at Fort Columbus and
sentenced to be hanged as a fepy,
though it wa3 argued in his de
fense that he was no spy, but a
brave and open foe. Fit'orts to
save his life were made by many
persons, among them the distin
guished Governor Andrew, of Mas
sachusetts, but all were to no pur
pose.
John Wilkes Booth had been a
college room-mate of Beall, and
thev were in every way the most
devoted of friends. Booth tried in
every possible manner to secure
Beall's escape from prison. He
was in New York almost constant
ly in the winter ot 1SG1, and kept
in commmunication with Beall
and his friends in some mysterious
way while he tried to secure his
pardon or escape. Dr. Fuote occu
pied a cell adjoining Beall's, and
with-him Booth and his friends
were in regular communication,Dr.
Foote agreeing to render any as
sistance in his power. The plau
first agreed upon was that Dr.
Foote sheuld endeavor to chloro
form the guard at night, and, it
was alleged, that if this succeeded,
the way for escape was open, a
boat or skiff being in readiness to
receive Beall and carry him across
the river. Dr. Foote was careless
ly bold in approaching Brail's cell
too closely, and, this arousing sus
picion, the guard was doubled that
very night, which caused delay-
The next plan was that a crowd of
bold men should pass into the bar
racks or prison, overpower the
guard of five or six, and pass Beall
through, To this plan some of the
outer guard had agreod, having
been bribed with gold,
But in some way news of this
plan leaked out in New York city
the af tornoon or evening before the
night-when the daring attempt was
to be made. Tiis 'prevented any
possibility of escape and President
Lincoln or General Dix had Beall
executed without any delay.
A soon as Booth discovered
through Dr, Foote, who kept con
stant obsevatinn of 'all that went
on, and who was informed himself
by cue of the guards, who had also
be?n bribed, that there was no
chance of escape for Capt. Beall,
he went to Washington and on his
knees implored President Lincoln
and Secretary Seward to pardon,
or at least respite, Beall. Mr. Lin
coln agreed to respite and Booth
at once telegraphed the joyful news
ti Beall's mother, who was in
Brooklyn, . V. But that very
night the pnson commandant re
ceived a telegraphic order to hang
Beall the next morning at 10
o'clock. This order was executed
and Beall was hanged within thir
ty yards of Sergeant Foote's win
dow and inside Fort Columbus and
not at Johnson's Island, as has
frequently been reported.
Booth, for what he termed the
perfidy" of President Lincoln to
ward himself and his friend Beall,
at c nee swore to avenge his friend's
death, by killing both Lincoln and
Seward, jje did not intend to
shoot Lincoln in the theatre but
the contemplated opportunity did
not oiier itself elsewhere.
But for the fact that Booth's
spur caught in the curtain that fa
tal night he would have escaped,
at least for a time. The war had
nothing to do with the assassina
tion of the President. It was due
simply and solely to revenge, in
tensified by Booth's love and admi
ration for his friend.
Booth went to New York the
morning of Beall's execution, and
being so grievously disappointed
at what had occurred he "became
measurably an insane man,'' to use
Dr. Foote's Words. Dr. Foote had
not the least idea of Bnotivs plan
to assassinate the President. This
plan was known to only one man,
and to hiDi Booth revealed it only
an hour before the assassination.
The man to whom he thug confided
hid purpose begged him not to car
ry it out, and finding that Booth
was not be turned from his purpose
left the city before the horrid trag
edy occurred.
Capt. Beall was a graduate of
the University of Virginia, and
was a man of most remarkable
personal magnetism and high sole
dierly bearing, and none was more
gallant. He hail many sympathiz
ers who rendered him great assist
ance. He was an ardent lover of
the Southern cause, and Booth
was absolutely devoted to him.
Dr. Foote repeats the statement
that neithet the war nor its results
had anything to do with the assassi
nation cf President Lincoln; all re
ports to the contrary notvvithstand.
ing. The war. was over before the
great tragedy occurred, and Booth
knew it could not help matters.
Had Beall been pardoned, or sim
ply imprisoned, Mr. Lincoln would
not have bsen killed. That is cer
tain. Dr. Foote's sole connection with
this matter was is Beall's friend,
and he was in no wise a party to
the assass'nation. He. was a man
of high standing and was a true
soldier. Though not in the line of
promotion as u field officer, he w as
yet publicly complimented in a
special order by the general for
acts of heroism in battle.
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Til 4liMCiIVIfj PROCM
MATIO.V In conformity to a beautiful and
time honored Christian custom
our State Constitution, in its recog
nition of the Great Ruler of the
Universe, has made it the duty of
every good citizen' to fittingly ob
serve one day in the year as the
harvest-time of our prayers and
thanksgiving.
We have been spared another
year the disasters and trouble-
which have aftlic ted other States
and Nations, and have been es-
pecially blessed in the full enjoy-
ment of life and liberty and the
manifold blessings which proceed
therefrom.
Therefore, I, Elias Cakp, Gov
ernor of the State of North Caro
lina, do hereby designate and ap-
point Thursday, the 29th dav of
November, 1694, as a day of Public
Thanksgiving and praise. And
earnestly request the' -citizens of
requei
the State to suitably obsjrve this
dav at iheir usual places of worship;
to remember in their rvravera and
offerings the disabled soldier, the papr 2? starfed t0 flli a ioa? feil
widow and the orphans, the needy """1? ths, edit01 for m"e
neighbor aaid the noble institution, i cah- lt devoted l? lh&
which have been established under felfre of the ?dltor first t0 1,crt"
the fostering hand of tho State forW t, and to the manufactures
their maintenance.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina, at Ral3igh, this the 15th
day of November, in trie year of,
cur Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety-four, and in the
one hundred and nineteenth year
of cur American Independence.
Ei.ias Carr.
By the Governor: S. ?. Telfair.
Private Secretary.
Xo Right to Keeg it.
Raleibh. N. C, November 12.
A trial which has attracted much
attention in two states has ended
at Whiteville, N C, in the con
viction of George Arkel, a promi
nent citizen of Wheeling, V. Va.
The case was a strange one.
Nearly two years Ego J. B Harrel
son, the treasurer of Columbus
county, North Carolina, hat hi
pocketbook on a train near Wil
mington. Arkel and w ife were on the train.
She showed him the book .lying on
the rioor. He picked it up and
found it contBined $140 in money,
check for $360, $2,500 in certifi
cates of deposit and a . rail wTay
pa3S in Harrelson's name. Arkel
Jook the hok to Wheeling. There
the wrote a Wilmington nank and
asked if any of its depositors had
ost anything valuable. He was
told of Harreison's loss. Arkel
then wrote to Harrelson asking
tor a cescription of the articles in
the book. This was given. Then
4 . 1 1 n ll . t
iiKei lniormea mm that on re.
ceipt of $200 the p-ketbook
would b snt him. Later Arkol
sent to Harrelsoii the book and
contents, except the nionay. Har-
relson declinte pay the reward)
considering it excessive and took
legal steps to get the money. Ark
el defied him and told him that
West Virginia's governor would
not grant a requisition.
Tho grand jury of Columbus
county indicted Arkel for larceny.
Governor Carr made a requisition
for him. He was taken to Colum
bus county and tried and prompt
ly convicted. Arkel was astound
ed at the verdict and with tho pen
itentiary staring him in tho face,
gave up the money, .and it ia said
today that perhaps the verdict
will be set uside if Arkel pays the
costs, which are $oKJ
A Xe.w Hunger.
- A great danger threatens the
people of ibe South. Au evil tbul
is steadily giowiug, and unless
checked will cause great misery arid
goffering. Liver Me. liciuej, railed
ty all aoita nf iiatue, ere beiri
sold to the druggist io be bauud
to the people when they call lor
Simmons Liver Regilatnr. iiesraie I
There never bas betn w re than;
one Simmons Lit er Regulator on
themaiket. Take nothing else
The persou who tins to ptrbuade
you that anything else is jut the
came is not to be selied upoo, to
is the dealer to be trusted who dies
to hell joi another ai tide tu Mi
slead. You know whnt Tiuiincus
Liver Regulator i, because it hat
done jou go.id No; dout tie derived
into tiying anything else. Wail
nntil the Old Friend, Simmons
Liver Regulator, bs failed yiu.
then will be tine enough to tr
somelLiug the Ri-ujcuiber, .Sim
mens Liver Regulator is what ou
waut. It is nut un onlv hv J. H .
'Zeiliu & Co 8q4 ft K z ;s Qu
every package.
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The following is an extract from
a unique salutatory which appear-
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1 in P?rt,and; 0rOIi L' td W"
' am ruil3 VP
f11 luuiuun-
ly satisfied with it. lypograom-
cally 1 call it neat. Editorially it j
is a matter of taste. This valuable
anu mausiries or uregon. i aon t
care a coutental wh&ther you ad
vertise or not. I am going to set
my own type, pay for my own
press work and paper and enjoy
the privilega of saying just what I
please, and those not admiring the
style of the long felt want needn't
ante. This. paper has come to stay
as long as it pays. When, the lit
tle dollars cease to tinkle it will
quietly curl its tiny toes and be
buried in tho Oreeonan erave
I yard. '
Til 23 AV
I SALOO. MOVE
MENT, Signers Wanted to I'ellllon
tbe l.Kffclutiire to Kuact the
MilB&Usippi Liquor Liw.
Cor. Ob-kbvkr
Now that the excitement of the
election is over 1 desire space in
your valuable and widely read, pa
per to call attention to a mutter of
vital interest to every citizen of
our State, irrespective of party
sect or creed; a matter that will
affect the peace, prosperity and
purity of every home and individ
ual in ihe State.
I refer to the movement now on
foot to secure the enactment and
enforcement ot bettor and rriore
stringent law rngulatiug and con
trolling the liquor ttaffic. In the
first place 1 want to emphasize the
fact that this movement and or
ganization is absolutely not. -political,
non-partisan and non -sectarian.
In the city of Greensboro on th
15th day of August, last, there wa
organized "The North Carolina
State Temperance Asoeiatiott"for
the purpose of making a State
wide effort to secure from the next
legislature the enact nnt of prop
er laws regulating th liquor traf
fie. Thirty-one counties were
represented at this nieetii g, the
rt-pivsontttt ivrs being members of;
all the political parlies. Au ex
ecutive commit leu of fifteen wat
elected, cnuiptt.ifd of DelUoCl i t
Republicans, Populists and Pro-
liibitioni-ds, and it was inu:i
mously decided that this orgau'ua-
tion'shall in no smish be permit
ted to infringe upon or feAt
control the party allegiance of any
of its members.
The executive committee ui
directed to have ft bill prepared.
modeled alter the Mississij pi law,
and pi'esoiit it to the next Legisla
ture and ask for its enactment as
the law of North 'Carolina. Tho
bill has been drafted by one of tho
ablest judges in the State,has beta
printed and is now in the hands of
the committee. Any one can g.t
a copy of it from me, so us lu ex
amine it and -ce what are iis pro
visions. Under the operatson of rhe Mis
sissippi law th;ie are to-day only
six counties iu that State which
have a saloon in them, and the
benefits of its practical working
are now being seen and felt ail
over the State.
The plan by which we propcs
to get the Legislature to pass th's
law is tu organize county and locv.
associations, auxiliary to the Ht '
association, in every county a d
locality possible, throughout t j
State, to give information, ci- -late
literature and focalize the i :.-ti-saloon
sentiment, then to g t
signatures of voters, irrespeci: v i
of party, to a petition to the L -:;-islature
asking them to enact Vs.i
bill into a law. Any number j;j
copies of bill needed can Lg i ui
from Rev. D. Atkins, correspoii -ing
secretary, Greensboro, iN. U.
He will also furnish primed peti
tions tor signatures.
This movement has be so., j.ur
pnsely not pushed until aft r h
election was over, &o as fn u;o;a
even the appearance cf iaak: ri u
a political issue .
Now we call upon the fuei-ds o:
temperanc1 and enemies of th-.; ?a
loon everywhere to go to work and
organize. Call mass meetings ad
organize county associations: ihu
organize local associations.
Hundreds and thousands of vj.
tars iu all parties have said iia
and again that they are oppes -'d j
the saloon and the liquor t;aihu.
and would support any non-political
effort to suppress it. lit re is
the unite without prejudice u any
party. Talk about it. Agitate!
Agitate! Lst every man show hi
colors and take hia stand! Tie
Liquor Dealers' Association m our
State is organized thoroughly to
defeat any andall efforts to sup
press or restrict their pauperising,
death-dealing qusineas. Shall cot
allgwho are opposed to the salccu
and the liquor traffic present u u
nited front and stand shouid-.r to
shoulder in this movement?
The women are urged to uiiita
and work with us iu this cruniza
tion, and aid as in getting votcf s tv
sign the petition.
Now is the time to work a -id pa:
our petitions ready,betoreItl u L
jslature convenes.
Respe ;tfuliv:
Frank D. Hi
First Vice President N. C. ruts
Temperance Association
P. S. All papers .in cou
adjoining Mecklenburg and in this
section of the" State are request -d
to publish this communicf.tu r in
their noxt issue.